The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-09-29
Melrose Mass Meeting.

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the friends of the public school sys-
tenn met in Melrose on Friday after
noon and formed a permanent organ
ization. The meeting was called to
order by Edwin Clark of Melrose.
who read the published call ard j.
ID. Carr of Sank Centre, was made
chairman and C. S. Mitchell of st.
Cloud Secretary. The following
committees were appointed:
Organization-D. w. Bruckart,
Chan Harmon, A. A. Whitney.
Resolutions-W. b. Mitchell, j. G.
Foster, w. e. Kimmell, G.. w. Stew
art. j. E. Wing, A. A. Whitney, c.
+. Hendryx.
Membership. F. Stevenson, E.
Clark. c. q. White.
Upon the report of the Committee
on Organization the TEMPORARY of
fcers were made permanent and the
committee on membership reported
the following persons as entitled to
seats as delegates:
Chan Harmon. c i Hendryx, j ID
Carr, w S Dean, ] B Perkins, NJ +
Woodbury., J G Foster, A G Jaques,
C 4 White, u w How. E Carney,
w o p Hilsdale, c NJ Kelsey, F
jacob, III Parker, NJ G Cots, NJ
NIcolaus, d w Bruckart, F Steven
son, C w Stewart. o w Baldwin, Geo
G Waller, w B Mitchell, Geo r Clark,
J E Wing. c W Cooper, G S Mitchell,
A Lindburgh, Edwin Clark, A A
Whitney, j E Campbell, N NJ Free
man, H c Maguren, P c And erson,
S w Warner, r Wheeler, Jno Doher-
ty, S G Root, Elan More house, M
CosgrOve, S II Dick, Aleck Mitchell,
Z Ken ward, Charles Grover, G d.
herty, James Duncan, j Ausbourne,
B + BurriIl, S NJ Barton. A Whitei-
sey, Nj Harmon, w Sibert, Jno Wan
paugh, G X Quill, Tostsinson, ii
StraJton, T Small, c b Wyatt. w. E.
Kimmell, Theo Smith, Ole 0 Minde,
S A kelIs. E II Atwood, w Is Whit.
new and B Flahaven.
The committee Oh resolutions lie
ported the following:
WHEREAS, The stability Of a re,
publican form of government de-
pend, mainly upon the intelligence
of the people; and
WHEREAS, Il general, uniform and
literally SUPPORTED system Of public
schools is an indispensable means to
the diffusion of int ligence among
the people; and
WHEREAS. 1t appears that in many
school districts in Stearns county, :!
number Of the people Of such districts
have been deprived of the rights and
privileges for the education of their
children contemplated by the constl-
tuition of the state, in the unreasoD-
able ahridgment of the terms of
school and in some cases the practi-
cal suppression of the public schools
in the interests of private or sec
tartan schools; therefore,
R5SoLred, That we most unquali-
fiedly express orr belief in the ne
cessity for the liberal ana general
support of the public schools, free
from all SActaTia'2 or political in
lluences or ference, rs an essen
tal to the stability Of ii republican
form of government.
Resolved, That any abridgment of
the terms of public schools up to the
financial ability Ola district, on the
basis of its assessed valuation, to
sustain, is to be reprehendeG.
Resoiped, That the introduction OF
any form of sectarian teachings ua-
der any influence or gmISe whatever
into the public schools or the diver
sion of public funds to sectarian pur-
poses is in violation of the letter as
well as the spirit of the constitution
and is u perverSlOn of the purposes
for which such schools were estab.
llshed and such monev appropriated
ReSoLred, That school officers should
be elected without regard to either
political or religious affiliations, but
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gencC, their fitness and their loyalty
to the system of popular education,
and these Officers should discharge
their duties with view only to the
careful and proper management of
the schools under their Immediate
control and in accordance with the
spirit of the constitution and the
requires entS of CLAW;
RESOLVED, That we pledge ourselves
unqualifedly to the best Of our abili-
ty to preserve inviOlate the rights
and privileges of education guaran-
teed by the constitution and laws of
the state, and deprecate aud condemn
all acts and attempts to limit or i'm
pair the efficiency or usefulness of
the public school system of the state
or to thwart the purpose for which
it was established, and we further
pledge ourselves to use ali proper
means to prevent either the abridg-
ment of the terms Of public schools,
the intrusion of political or sectarian
influence into their management or
the diversion Of public funds to the
support of sectarian or private
schools.
On motion of O. w. Baldwin this
report was accepted and adopted.
The committee also reported the
following, which was adopted:
Resotred, That AN executive COM
mittee of eleven be appointed by the
chair with power to add to its men,
bers as it may deem best, to prepare
and publish to the people of the
state an address further and more
fully expressing the sentiments of
this meeting upon the subject of the
public schools, as outlined by the
series of resolutions just adopted,
and further to consider and act upon
such matters relating to the welfare
of the public schools of the county
as may from time to time arise.
The following were appointed as
such committee:
ID. w. Bruckart. st. Cloud; G. F.
Hendryx, Sank Centre; A. A. Whit
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